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Franciscans of the Immaculate & Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum FAQ - Franciscans of the Immaculate & Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum Questions regarding the petition in support of the Franciscans of the Immaculate and the world-wide implementation of the MotuProprio Summorum Pontificum have been asked all around. Here we have compiled the most important ones and present them along with their answer to the public. What is the goal of the petition? Those signing it promote respect for and the implementation of the Motu Proprio “Summorum Pon- tificum” and the instruction "Universae Ecclesiae" - both in general and in the specific case of the Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception, to whom, since the beginning of August 2013, the use of the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite has been forbidden. This prohibition affects not only the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate directly, but as a conse- quence also all the faithful who are cared for by them. They too no longer have the opportunity to celebrate the Holy Mass and the other sacraments in the extraordinary form (unless the local bishops provide for a speedy replacement in all affected locations). Why the ban? The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FFI) are a young congregation (founded in 1970) that, following the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum, opened itself towards the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite: Since 2008, the seminarians were learning both forms of the Mass and, as priests, celebrate in both the Novus as Vetus Ordo. The Order consists worldwide of 350 brothers with vows and 120 seminarians. The female branch comprises of about 350 sisters. After 5 FFI-members had complained to the Vatican alleging too much emphasis on to the extraor- dinary form of the Roman rite, initially an Apostolic Visitor was appointed, and following that, (early July 2013) an Apostolic Commissioner, the Capuchin Father Fidenzio Volpi, OFM Cap. In the decree of appointment for Father Volpi – citing the name of Pope Francis - a ban concerning use of the ex- traordinary form of the Roman rite decreed which affectes the whole. Commissioner Volpi has the power to give dispensation on special requests (by religious communi- ties or individuals); in fact he makes little use of it: for example, out of 33 communities s in Italy, only 3 received permission, 3 others were closed following such a request. All three belong to the diocese of Albenga-Imperia in Liguria, whose bishop promotes the old rite. In his diocese, the FFI were en- trusted with the care of souls in three communities. As well, the order's own seminary in Sassoferato was closed, the seminarians were dispersed to other communities and all ordinations to higher orders were suspended for a year. How do the relevant documents actually say? Quote 1: Art. 2. In Masses celebrated without a congregation, any Catholic priest of the Latin rite, whether se- cular or regular, may use either the Roman Missal published in 1962 by Blessed Pope John XXII or the Roman Missal promulgated in 1970 by Pope Paul VI, and may do so on any day, with the excep- tion of the Easter Triduum. For such a celebration with either Missal, the priest needs no permission from the Apostolic See or from his own Ordinary. Source: Summorum Pontificum motu proprio (7.7.2007) Quote 2: Article 9, § 3 "Consecrated clerics have the right to also use the Roman Breviary by Blessed John XXIII. as promulgated in 1962. " Source: Summorum Pontificum motu proprio (7.7.2007) Quote 3: "In the history of the liturgy there is growth and progress, but not rupture. What earlier generations held sacred, remains sacred and great for us and it can not all of a sudden be entirely forbidden or even considered harmful. It behooves all of us to preserve the riches which have developed in the Church's faith and prayer, and to give them their proper place. " Source: MPSP accompanying letter to the bishops (7.7.2007) Quote 4: 23. The faculty to celebrate sine populo (or with the participation of only one minister) in the forma extraordinaria of the Roman Rite is given by the Motu Proprio to all priests, whether secular or religious (cf. Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum, art. 2). For such celebrations therefore, priests, by provision of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum, do not require any special permission from their Ordinaries or superiors. Source: Instruction Universae Ecclesiae (30.4.2011) Quote 5: 13. Diocesan Bishops, according to Canon Law, are to monitor liturgical matters in order to guarantee the common good and to ensure that everything is proceeding in peace and serenity in their Dioceses, always in agreement with the mens of the Holy Father clearly expressed by the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. Source: Instruction Universae Ecclesiae (30.4.2011) Quote 6: The Holy Father Francis on 3 July [2013] disposed that each member of the Congregation of the Franciscan of the Immaculate Conception is bound to celebrate the liturgy according to the ordinary rite, and that, the use of the extraordinary form (Vetus Ordo) must be approved explicitly by the responsible authorities for every religious community or members on request " Source: Decree by Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 11.7.2014, gez. Cardinal de Aviz (PROT. N. 52741/2012) Comment: An institution that gives itself laws, but then obviously disregards its own laws, makes itself untrustworthy - and can not demand of others to respect its laws. This applies not only to the Motu proprio "Summorum Pontificum", but also to attendance at mass every Sunday, to express one's sexuality only within a marriage consecrated by the church, to confess serious sins, etc., etc. Why a petition? Isn't that something we expect in politics and is used by groups such as the "Kirche von unten" - but not from conservative Catholics? Canon law states: Can. 212 §1. Conscious of their own responsibility, the Christian faithful are bound to follow with Christian obedience those things which the sacred pastors, inasmuch as they represent Christ, declare as teachers of the faith or establish as rulers of the Church. §3. According to the knowledge, competence, and prestige which they possess, they have the right and even at times the duty to manifest to the sacred pastors their opinion on matters which pertain to the good of the Church and to make their opinion known to the rest of the Christian faithful, without prejudice to the integrity of faith and morals, with reverence toward their pastors, and attentive to common advantage and the dignity of persons. Source: CIC 1983 Comment: According to Canon Law then, the Catholic laity not only have the right, but the duty to point out grievances and to communicate them upwards until they have reached a place that can resolve the problem. One way to achieve for a group of people is to write and sign a petition. The goal of the petition is not to put pressure on the Holy Father - which is in any case impossible from within the Church due to its structure, even if one would want that - but to point out the violation of the motu proprio "Summorum Pontificum" with a (common) and strong enough voice by the practicing faithful such that he will take notice of it. The second and very important point in this respect is the fact that this petition does not seek to change either church dogma or law, but to urge the leadership to observe and follow existing church law. The petition and its accompanying speaks of "manipulation of data": What data is involved? Please read: http://www.ecclesiadei.nl/docs/20130919_presentazione_dati_visita_apostolica+english- summary.html number 05 in list of documents at: http://www.ecclesiadei.nl/dossier_ffi.html The presentation of the data on page 1 of this document, by displaying not absolute percentages, but rather relative percentages, creates the impression that 70% of respondents had voted for resolving the internal problems by an extraordinary General Chapter or by the appointment of a Commissioner - in reality there were only 6% of the professed Franciscan brothers who voted for it (see below). Why not also present the absolute numbers? Were they too low? Why is only a combination of response shown - and why were the responses to the very different approaches not shown separately - on the one hand an extraordinary General Chapter and on the other an external commissioner? Was the ratio too much in favour of an exceptional General Chapter? The Apostolic Visitor did not visit the individual FFI branches but only sent out a questionnaire to all Franciscans with solemn vows. This included an unannounced deadline for the completion and re- turn, i.e. only the opinion of an unknown proportion of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate was evaluated. Of this portion, less than 45% voted for the appointment of a commissioner. However even by combining the two answers, the significance of this questionnaire result remains low. To illustrate lets propose the analogy from the medical education: a patient is sick (has trouble breathing, cough) and is examined by several doctors who write down their diagnoses, and one of them present them in a lecture. The following treatment options are available: a) observe and wait; b) prescribe an inhaler and vitamin; c) prescribe antibiotics d) operate (eg. remove part of the lung). The professor has the 350 students vote in writing, but terminates the vote before all students have dropped their ballot into the box. After the count, he shares the result: The patient will undergo an operation as 74% of the votes called for the alternative "operation". As an explanation of the votes, the professor announces: a) 39% advised to wait and see b) 26% of the remaining students voted for inhalation + vitamin supplements, c) + d) the other 74% of the remaining students voted for an antibiotic or surgery.- Accordingly the decision of the 350 students was very clear: 74% voted for the operation.
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